1979 Grambling State Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1979 Grambling State Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 8–3 5–1 Eddie Robinson 37th Grambling Stadium SWAC co-champion The 1979 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University was a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 37th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion. Schedule 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Associated Press September 8 w y y Morgan State Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 28–18 38,000–38,164 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121163453/morgan-state-succumbs-to-grambling-281/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan State succumbs to Grambling, 28–18 September 9, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 September 15 w y Alcorn State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 40–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121163656/grambling-dashes-alcorns-high-hopes/ The Clarion-Ledger Grambling dashes Alcorn's high hopes September 16, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 22 l y y 3 Florida A&M 2 State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA 7–25 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121163811/rattlers-trounce-grambling-257/ The Miami Herald Rattlers trounce Grambling, 25–7 September 23, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 29 w 6 Prairie View A&M Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA rivalry 61–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121163932/g-men-pulverize-panthers/ The Shreveport Times G-Men pulverize Panthers September 30, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 6 l y y 5 Tennessee State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN 13–24 16,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164051/tsu-bounces-grambling/ The Tennessean TSU bounces Grambling October 7, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 w Mississippi Valley State Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 25–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164225/valley-state-defeated-in-4th-quarter/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Valley State defeated in 4th quarter October 14, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 w y T–8 Jackson State 2 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 25–13 28,128 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164334/j-state-again-brings-out-the-best-in-gra/ The Clarion-Ledger J-State again brings out the best in Grambling October 21, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 w y 4 Texas Southern Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 32–3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164509/grambling-socks-tsu/ The Shreveport Times Grambling socks TSU October 28, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 w y 1 1979 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA 21–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164644/miscues-put-grambling-by-alabama-state-2/ The Montgomery Advertiser Miscues put Grambling by Alabama State 21–7 November 4, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 10 w y y 1 South Carolina State State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC 22–15 13,097 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164773/grambling-unleashes-rally-beats-bulldog/ The Charlotte Observer Grambling unleashes rally, beats Bulldogs 22–15 November 11, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com December 1 l y 1 Southern T–10 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 7–14 68,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164910/wilfred-charles-sparks-southern-by-gramb/ The Daily Advertiser Wilfred Charles sparks Southern by Grambling December 2, 1979 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com References Grambling State Category:Grambling State Tigers football seasons Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Grambling State Tigers football